Christmas in Connecticut (1992 film)

Elizabeth is the star of a successful cooking show and the author of several cookbooks. Alexander, her manager, sees a heroic forest ranger named Jefferson on the television news, saying he has lost his cabin in a fire and wishes he could get a home-cooked Christmas dinner. Alexander arranges for Elizabeth to do a special live show on Christmas, where she will cook a Christmas dinner for Jefferson. In reality, Elizabeth cannot cook and trying to keep Jefferson and the viewing public from finding out may be a little difficult, especially on a live show. ==Cast==

• Dyan Cannon as Elizabeth Blane • Kris Kristofferson as Jefferson Jones • Toni Attell as Food Stylist • Jenee Bandler as Kevin's Mother • Bob Braun as Sam Simon • Sonny Carl Davis as Captain Marsh • Judy Forrester as Billy's Mother • Wendle Josepher as A.D. • Peter Kent as Police Officer #2 • Robert Machray as Potter • Robert Noble as Kevin's Father • Michael Potter as Police Officer #1 • George Putnam as News Anchor • Arnold Schwarzenegger as man in chair in front of media truck (uncredited cameo) ==Reception==

John Ferguson of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five, describing it as a lacklustre remake that failed to capture the charm of the original 1945 film. Empire reviewed the film on release, calling it “competently made” but only “vaguely amusing”, adding that it “features enough fake snow to cover Alaska.” Writing for Film Freak Central, Bill Chambers was strongly critical, calling the film “the sort of unqualified failure that finds something like thirty dozen ways to redefine ‘fatuous’,” and describing it as an unsuccessful remake of the 1945 Barbara Stanwyck film. ==See also==